Danish Puff (Easy Danish Pastry Recipe)

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Comments: My friend Sharon gave me this Danish Puff to try. Very delicious. I asked her for the recipe so I could make it myself. It wasn't as hard as I thought. You can experiment with other flavors besides the almond extract, and top with any chopped nuts of your choice.

For the Pastry: Cut the first 1/2 cup butter into the first 1 cup flour until mixture is the size of small peas. Sprinkle mixture with the 2 tbsp. water then mix with fork.

Gather dough into a ball; divide in half. Pat each half of dough into a 12 x 3-inch rectangle. Place both rectangles of dough on an ungreased cookie sheet (each rectangle of dough should be about 3 inches apart.)

Custardy Topping: In a 2-quart saucepan, heat the second 1/2 cup butter and the 1 cup water to a rolling boil; remove from heat. Quickly stir in almond extract and the second 1 cup flour. Stir vigorously over low heat until mixture forms a ball, about 1 minute; remove from heat. Add the eggs; beat until smooth and glossy.

Spread half of the topping over each unbaked rectangle. Bake in preheated oven until topping is crisp and brown, about 1 hour; cool.

Instructions: In a mixing bowl, combine the powdered sugar, softened butter (or margarine, if using) and the vanilla extract. Stir in the warm water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and of desired consistency. Pour or spread glaze over the baked puffs.

Makes 10-12 servings.

Source: My friend Sharon

Submitted By: Kathy Lamb

Date: March 3, 2008

Reviews

Reviewer: CarolRating:Review:Made this last weekend...my husband said it was a "keeper"!

Reviewer: john koppoleRating:Review:It is the best recipe I've ever had.